Golf Course Irrigation
Environmental Design and Management Practices
Published on 15. January 2004
464 pages
978-0-471-46455-6 (ISBN)
Description
Complete guidelines to developing and maintaining the mosteffective, environment-friendly irrigation systems for golfcourses
Golf Course Irrigation offers valuable insight onthe design, installation, management, and maintenance of irrigationsystems-the most important management tool used on today's golfcourses. Without manufacturers' bias, this useful resource provideshands-on guidance to the highest quality irrigation systems,including specifications and applications of the best pumpstations, controllers, sprinkler heads, nozzles, valves, sensors,and other components that make the difference in top-qualityirrigation systems.
Typically regarded as significant users of water, golf coursesare under increasing scrutiny by governmental and environmentalgroups, making it essential that the up-to-date information foundhere-on such topics as water supply, plant irrigation requirements,application uniformity, and construction management-be at thefingertips of every golf course professional. While fostering thebest playing conditions, these systems conserve water and energywith such technology as low-pressure heads and controls that use"if/then" logic to automatically adjust to changing conditions,which can improve playability while saving money.
Golf Course Irrigation is a practical tool to helpgolf course architects, builders, superintendents, irrigationconsultants, designers, and installers to improve aesthetics andplaying conditions in the face of diminishing natural resources. Itis also an informative reference for golf course owners,developers, local officials, students, and fans of the game.
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Environmental Design and Management Practices
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JAMES BARRETT, ASIC, CID, CLIA, is the founder of James BarrettAssociates, Inc., in Roseland, New Jersey. He has designed morethan 260 golf course irrigation systems.
BRIAN VINCHESI, ASIC, CID, CIC, CLIA, CGIA, CLIM, is President ofIrrigation Consulting, Inc., in Pepperell, Massachusetts.
ROBERT DOBSON, CID, CIC, is President of Middletown SprinklerCompany in Port Monmouth, New Jersey.
PAUL ROCHE, CID, CIC, CLIA, is Irrigation Division Manager at S.V.Moffett Co., Inc., in Rochester, New York.
DAVID ZOLDOSKE, EdD, CID, is Director of the Center for IrrigationTechnology at the California State University in Fresno.
Content
Preface.
1. Plant Irrigation Requirements.
Soil-Water-Plant Relationships.
Evapotranspiration.
Turf Types.
Sources.
2. Water Supply: Quantity and Quality.
Sources, Withdrawal Permits, and Water Rights.
Municipal Sources.
Surface Water.
Groundwater.
Combined Sources.
Alternative Sources.
Water Quality.
Cross Connection, Backflow Prevention.
3. Pump Systems.
Pump Types.
Pump Sizing.
Motors.
Controls.
Variable Frequency Drives.
Pump System Safety Circuits.
Pressure Relief Valve.
Remote Monitoring.
Power.
Intakes and Discharges.
Pump Houses.
Injection and Filtration.
4. Materials.
Pipe.
Fittings.
Isolation Valves.
Specialty Valves.
Valve Boxes, Reach Wells.
Sprinklers.
Quick Coupling Valves.
Swing Joints.
Control Systems.
Remote Control.
Line Conditioners/Voltage Stabilizers.
Uninterruptible Power Supplies.
Weather Stations.
Wire.
Lightning Protection.
Sources.
5. Design.
Preliminary Procedures.
Standards and Codes.
Computer Software (CAD).
Coverage.
Subsurface Drip Irrigation.
Surface Drip-Micro-Irrigation.
Spacing.
Uniformity.
Communication Alternatives.
Basic Hydraulics.
Pipe Routing.
Energy-Water Relationship (Friction Loss).
Isolation.
Basics of Electricity.
Power Wiring.
Communication Wiring.
Zone Wiring.
Protection Procedures.
Related Systems.
Project Documents.
Scheduling.
Programming.
Weather Stations and Sensors.
Sources.
6. Construction Management.
Cost Estimating.
Bid Procedures and Documents.
Staking.
Monitoring of Installation.
The Next Step.
Creation of Central Controller Map.
Irrigation System Evaluation.
System Audits.
7. Installation.
Preliminary Considerations.
Material Take-off and Material Ordering.
Permits.
The Staging Area-Receiving and Storing Materials.
Installation Equipment.
Crew.
Safety.
Layout and Staking.
Connection to a Secondary Water Source.
Connection to the Permanent Water Supply.
Pump Station Installation.
Potable Water Supplies, Wells, and Effluent Water Sources.
Critical Connections.
Irrigation Mainline.
Valve Installation.
Wire Installation.
Sprinkler Head Installation.
Field Controllers.
Decoder Systems.
Central Controllers.
Initial Start-up.
Record Drawings.
Punch List.
Guarantee Period.
Irrigation System Winterization.
System Activation.
Irrigation System Maintenance.
8. Conservation.
Golf Course Statistics.
Design Considerations.
System Management and Maintenance.
Related Cultural Practices.
Sources.
Glossary.
Appendix: Tables and Charts.
Standards.
Index.
